For about the “four score and some-teeth” time, John speaks wistfully — of a new Confederate States of America.

He imagines a “Brigadoon” like situation where Texas and Florida are “free” states, ones that ignore the will of the vast majority of their fellow Americans. He hopes for it — prays for it… in truth, and about once a month, now… he writes about it. So we debunk it.

Along the way — tonight, he quotes some voter registration clap-trap from Florida. What he and the GOP speaker there neglect to mention is that no voter is required to choose a registration status when the sign up – GOP or Democratic.

So if the one million new voters is accurate, and only 47,000 signed as Democrats, but ~500,000 signed on as GOP… that means the other 453,000 new voters are “independent”. [And in a deep red bully-state like DeSantis’s (at present), some benefits come more easily by at least appearing to be… GOP. So let’s not discount the “go along, to get along” aspect — knowing many voters do split tickets (behind the curtain), anyway.]

But I mostly want to make plain that Texas, Florida, Arkansas and the Dakotas and Wyoming… will starve without us. Without California’s produce, or Illinois fresh water and grains, or New York’s Wall Street banking services… the rebels will starve, or be tariffed to death, in trade.

Do “have fun storming the castle, boys!” Hilarious — but it won’t end as well as it did in Princess Bride, for Johnnie.

Out.